New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-23
kINNEs0T NEWS ITEMS.


Wing is assessed at $5a3, At and the real
estate at 81, ,39l,OS5.
The American Loan and Trust company
of Duluth, with a capital stock OF $780,
600. fled articles OF Incorporation with
the secretary OF state
Dry wells are reported in Steel, and
neighboring coun ties.
j.. G. Waite, eldest son of Senator ii. G.
Waite of st. Cloud, died OF pneumonia.
He had been sick for a week. Mr.. Waite
was but tWenty-six years of age, but was
one OF ST. Clouds most prominent busi-
ness men. having almost entire control OF
his fathers milling and real estate busi-
ness. He ). as married and had one child.
At the meeting at Waseca of the South
ern Minnesota Dental association, the fol
lowing officers were elected: President DR..
81. Robertson, Wabasha; vice president.
DR.. c. II. Stearns, zumbrota; secretary,
DR.. d. T. McGraw. Mankato; treasurer. DIR.
M. Nj. Davidson, Waseca. The next
meeting will be held in Mankato.
At Albert Lea the West tern Star Lodge
No. 90, A. F, and a. M. has been organized
thirty years, and banquet in honor OF
the anniversary was held.
: Pipestone voted $4,000 bonds for wa.
ter works, the vote standing lit for and
sd against. The cnntract is let to Du-
buque frrn-
At ST. Peter, the safes OF the first Ma
tional bank were opened and the contents
which re present $4,000 were found in a
good condition. The safes OF A. j. Lam
berton, A. A. Stone and j. AZ. Treadwell
were also opened and the contenss found
to be all right. Those who were rendered
destitute are under the care OF Interested
citizens. and everything is being done that
can be done to assist those in need. There
is u feeling Of fcongratulation now that the
fire was no worse.
Red Wing people are demanding the re.
moval OF the State Reform School, ana it
is probable the present site and buildings
will soon be Sold.
At Fergus Falls, an Indictment was
found against Nils Olsod Holong, who
murdered Lille Field Of St. Olaf, a sixteen
year old girl. last spring. The indictment
was for murder in the first degree.
The grand jury at Morris, Stevens coun-
ty, returned three indictments. one against
Patrick A. Mccarthy, president of the
Stevens County Abstract and Real Esta te
agency. for grand larceny from the agency,
one against Percy Frisby for indecent as
sault upon a young girl and one against
Charles Grassman for assault with a dan,
gerous weapon.
John Hopkins, young man eighteen
years old, living in Belgrade, Niccolet
county. was found dead in a slough near
his home. He had been out hunting, and
the gun had evidently discharged accident
ally and he had been shot in the heart.
He was the son OF Charles Hopkins, a
wealthy farmer OF Belgrade.
The Strong & Miller elevator at Watson,
containing Is, 900 bushels OF wheat, was
burned.
The state board of railroad and ware
house commission have issued {. circular,
which was ordered sent to the general man
ager OF all the railroads in Minnesota,
calling attention to the recent tests
at Minneapolis ola car-heating device, and
asking that the railroads themselves sug-
gest tests for further experiments and in
viting them to take part in the proposed
experiments, for which date will hereaft-
er be named, but which should not take
place later than Dec. I.
The craze to run into lawsuits, by tres
pass on the Northern Pacific idemnity
lands, is setting in in Brainerd. People are
outftting into the Mile Lacs region, and
made both here with the clerk Of court,
and at the St. Cloud land office. Clerk OF
Court Alderman invariably advises each
applicant of the full situatlon; that it
means lawsuit in each case, and yet
this was OF but little effect.
At Anoka, II great sensation was caused
by the raid OF the police on gambling
room. Eight well-known citizens paid
$3.50 fines.
The Attorney General of the State de-
cides that counties which have accepted
the gopher and backbird bounty bill Of
1887, can rescind the same. He also de-
cides that the passage OF that law super
seded section 7S, page 1923, Of the
that they no longer have any right
to act under the latter provision
The public examiner finds that some Of
the counties are paying bounties under
both laws or q compound bounty under
the act of 1877 and also that OF 1887.
This the attorney general decides is illegal,
and that the act OF 377 was superseded
by that Of 1887. That is, bounties can be
legally paid only under the latter act, and
then,only when it's pro visions have been ac-
cepted by the local board and such accept.
ance has not been rescinded.
In regard to a report of the resignation
of Warden Stordock OF the State Prison,
Gov. McGill says: Warden Stordock has
surrendered control of the prison until the
entire prison trouble, including the individ-
ual suits brought against him, have been
settled. Until that time Deputy Warden
Westby will have full control. Stordock
says he will not reign under fire."
at Sank Center, Ammy Hall was killed
instantly by having freight train back
into him as he was driving his bus over
sidetrack.
News from Marquette says seventy
miles of track on the Duluth, South Shore
& Atlantic haye been laid westerly from
Nestoria. Mich, leaving ninety miles to be
built to bring the road to Duluth.
The defense in the case OF William and
Herman Flicker, charged with the murder
of DR.. William Brown, Of Fridley, moved
for dismissal at Anoka. Justice Hughes
promptly rendered his decision, which was
that the proof did not clearly satisfy min
that murder had been committed. and the
prisoners were discharged.
Billiard and Anna Bruins, aged fifty, resi-
dents of Indianapolis, and dependent upon
| charity for twelve years, have been notified
that they are heirs TO q Pennsylvania es-
hate consisting ofcnal mines and lands
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